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By mine · VS Code Marketplace · Linters

code style check tool extension for cpplint

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 18, 2026

cpplint has 166,447 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #1737 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 4.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings.

PluginStats has 3 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 18, 2026.

Installs
166,447
Official API · Oct 18, 2026
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Rank
#1737
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.29 / 5 from 7 ratings

About cpplint

cpplint README

This extension utilizes the cpplint checker to provide C and C++ code style checker within Visual Studio Code.

Features

• check coding style of cpp and c, when open and save source file

Requirements

Install cpplint

Install from source

https://github.com/cpplint/cpplint

Mac & Linux

Windows

• install anaconda download link: https://repo.continuum.io/archive/Anaconda2-5.0.0-Windows-x86_64.exe • install cpplint open the anaconda Prompt, run the following command

Check the install result

Linux

Mac

or

Windows

Extension Settings

• cpplint.cpplintPath: set cpplint executable path, path on windows should like c:\\ProgramData\\Anaconda2\\Scripts\\cpplint.exe • cpplint.lintMode: set cpplint mode, avialable value are single and workspace • cpplint.lineLength: set line length strict, default is 80 characters • cpplint.excludes: set exclude rules, which is related path and shell globbing is preforming, abosluted path is supported right now • cpplint.filters: set filters, only error messages whose category names pass the filters will be printed • cpplint.root: set the root directory used for deriving header guard CPP variables • cpplint.repository: set top level directory of the repository, used to derive the header guard CPP variable • cpplint.extensions: set the allowed file extensions that cpplint will check • cpplint.languages: set the allowed vscode language identifiers that cpplint will check *(Currently only on single file mode)* • cpplint.headers: set the allowed header extensions that cpplint will consider to be header files • cpplint.verbose: verbose level, errors with lower verbosity levels have lower confidence and are more likely to be false positives

Known Issues

Any issues please contact: cpplint

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • c
  • cpp
  • multi-root ready

Where cpplint sits in the listing

Each band is one page of 20. Installs on a log scale. Placement is projected from installs, so it can differ from the marketplace's own sort order. Hover a dot to see the listing.

All VS Code Marketplace2,500 listings · 125 pages · page 87, #17 (overall #1737)
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Linters252 listings · 13 pages · page 10, #5 (overall #185)
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Charts

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Adoption over time

cpplint installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 166,447 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.cpplintInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days166,447installs166.3K166.3K166.4K166.4K166.4K166.4K166.4K166.5KJul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
cpplint installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 166,447 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

cpplint installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.cpplintInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace166,447installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
cpplint installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

cpplint VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1737 (by installs).cpplintVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#1737current rank#1735#1736#1737#1738#1739Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
cpplint VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #1737 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

cpplint ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 7 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.cpplintRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days7ratings6.26.46.66.877.27.47.67.8Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
cpplint ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 7 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.
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Filled points are observed values; hollow points come from Internet Archive snapshots of the listing page. Dashed segments span periods with no observations — values between points are not interpolated.

Recent observations

Full history (3)
Recent installs observations for cpplint
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Data source

Install counts, average rating, and rating counts come from the public Visual Studio Marketplace gallery API. Installs are cumulative and exclude updates.

Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mine.cpplint. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.